While touring in support of their full-length album Albatross, the band created the Acoustic EP: Seattle Sessions, which was simply a compilation of songs they created while on the road.
Their next album, 'The Silver Cord', was released on July 22, 2008. With the album being based on the realities of life and death, it signals a move into an alternative genre for TCC. Exactly 5805 copies of 'The Silver Cord' were sold in the first week. 5805 is a significant number because it is a song title on the album and it is the address of the house where the band formed and began to break out.
In 2010, 'Vagabonds' was released.
God & Drugs
The Classic Crime Lyrics
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I've loaded my body with chemicals it was no use
Cause retribution's coming for the years of this abuse
And I can't get away and still I can't get close enough to you
[Chorus]
You won't go away, but every hit is just a taste
Something scares me in this place, I self destruct for days
But it's all so fake
It's a constant reminder of what I can and cannot have,
The smell the taste it's all just fake the truth is what I lack,
So I will keep on running and keep my head above the ground,
And I will look for you in places you cannot be found
You won't go away, but every hit is just a taste,
You won't go away, still I've been gone for days
[Chorus]
"It's OK," a voice says,
"We all look elsewhere,"
It's true that I look elsewhere for you
[Repeat: x8]
You won't go away
[Chorus: x2]
The Classic Crime’s “God & Drugs” is a song about addiction and the struggle to find truth and salvation in the midst of it. The lyrics paint a picture of someone who has hit rock bottom and turned to drugs and other forms of self-destructive behavior as a means of escape. The first verse describes the futility of this endeavor, as the singer realizes that even though they have sought relief in chemicals and other distractions, they cannot escape the inevitable reckoning for their actions.
The chorus repeats the phrase “You won’t go away, but every hit is just a taste,” speaking to the cyclical nature of addiction. The cravings return no matter how much the individual tries to suppress them, and each time they indulge is just a temporary fix. The second verse acknowledges the artificial nature of this escape, but even though the singer recognizes the truth, they cannot help but keep searching for it. The song ends with a voice telling them that it’s okay to look elsewhere for salvation, but the singer continues to search for something real.
Overall, “God & Drugs” is a powerful song that captures the struggle of addiction and the search for meaning and redemption in the midst of it. The lyrics are raw and unflinching in their portrayal of the singer’s pain and desperation, but also hopeful in their insistence that there must be something more out there.
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